George Town vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$1524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	96
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	41K	17.5M

The cost of living in George Town is 259% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 32nd and 5744th ($3374 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 754th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Shenzhen

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	George Town	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$24305

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584